Washington, D.C. - Jamaica’s third highest national honor, the Order of Merit was on Friday conferred on Jamaican Economist Professor Donald J. Harris, at a ceremony at the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington DC.
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana – President Dr. Ifran Ali says that as his government continues to support the South American trade block – MERCOSUR, Guyana will also bridge the gap between the continent and the Caribbean and function as a new ‘energy pole’.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General, Dr. Carla Barnett has expressed her “profound sorrow” at the loss of life in Haiti, after a tanker truck loaded with fuel exploded on Monday night, killing more than 60 people in Haiti.
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti –Prime Minister Ariel Henry has declared three days of national mourning after a tanker truck loaded with fuel exploded on Monday night, killing several people.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – With 46 percent of countries in the Americas, including the Caribbean, continuing to report disruptions in health service delivery due to the pandemic, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is urging regional countries to urgently prioritize public investment in ensuring resilient health systems post-COVID-19 pandemic.
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – Five months after the assassination of President Jovenel Moise, his wife says she will never forget what “caused blood to flow in the hearts of all” and urged the country to unite in keeping with the wishes of her late husband.
BELMOPAN, Belize – The Belize government says it is preparing an amnesty program for immigrants from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Central America.
Washington, D.C. – On Friday, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) reported that a new study of Afro-descendant populations in 18 Latin American countries revealed that they "live with dramatically unequal social and economic conditions that damage health".
UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations says disabled people in Haiti who have been driven from one temporary shelter to another, as result of an earthquake, fire and mounting gang violence, have been finally able to find a safe home.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) countries have suffered significantly as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic with at least 50 per cent of households not being able to recover the income levels before the pandemic that has also seriously affected, education, health among other sectors.
GENEVA, Switzerland – The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Friday expressed deep concern about the status quo of indigenous Venezuelan refugees in Guyana, calling on the international community for more humanitarian presence and support for them.
CASTRIES, St. Lucia – The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) has appealed for calm and “reasoned dialogue” in the French dependent territories of Martinique and Guadeloupe, where people have been protesting the mandatory vaccination against the coronavirus (COVID-29) pandemic.
ST.JOHN’S, Antigua – The Antigua and Barbuda government says the state of emergency (SOE) put in place as one of the measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will end on December 23, but that the established COVID-19) protocols “shall still govern”.
